Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-20

y. w. Underwood WAS arrested at NOrehfad
for emb,zzlcmeu:. He was treasurer Of the
school board Of that county. AMI Is alleged to
have entcZzled S400 Of the money iutrusted
TO him and skipped. TIE SAcritl OF Todd took
him there.
Freedom county has decided 70 discontinue
ire bouBties on gopbers ard blachbirds.
e $50 have been paid out, and yet the efforts
OF the county fathers to annihilatc or dimir-
fish these alleged supeifluities OF the ANNA
kingdom have proved futile.
DR.. j. II. Sandborg, OF Red Wing, who LETT
some weeks ago for Montana aud Idaho for
the purpose OF collecting botanica specimens,
bss been burned out by the Indians in that
region, losing his whole outfit. aud some 600
aluabie 80 ecimens.
At a meeting OF the directors Of the Daluth,
Rd Wing and Southern railroad, held at
Owatonna Tuesday, Right Of Way Agent w.
.. Rice was Instructed 70 procure the right Of
way TO Owatonna from Red Wig immediate.
ly. Grading may possibly BEGIN this fan.
Peter Cz!zek, defaulting city treasurer of
Moorhead, who was convicted at the last
tern OF the district court, was Monday deliv.
cred up by his old bondsmen and was lodged
In the county jail. His friends secured new
bondsEen for the amount, and his release
was secured at a late hjur IN the evening.
A thunder storm CT unusual severity passed
over Cannon Falle. The fall OF rain was
moderate, but the lightning and the thunder
were terrific. No damage is reported In town,
further than that lightning entered Frank
Ellsworth's livery stab C by d telephone wire,
stunning the proprietor and knocking down a
horse.
The Brennan meadow, near ST. Cloud.
which took fire from a passing locomotive
about a week ago, is still burning. About
thirty five acres are totally DESTROY ed, as Il l..
stated nothing will grow again upon the land
so burned. Twenty-four years ago 3 similar
meadow about a mile from the one now bum
Ing vas devastated by fire, and nothing has
grown upon it since.
Great excitement has been caused here by
tie elopement Of Rev. DR.. SeS mour, pastor OF
The Methodist Episcopal church at James
vile, and Mrs. Fannie j. Henry, wife of the
edtc: Of the GAINESVILLE Argus. The lady has
for years been the organist and a leading
member Of the cdurch. She leaves a husband
ana two small children, while Seymour de-
serts a wife and three children.
Waseca special-various mutterlngs emong
our citizens show an undercurrent OF dissatis-
faction with the action OF the city council In
d'sbandIng the hook and ladder company.
! 'rbIG uo cppn.Jal by oil n,,r ot,;,o,e - lu-.
been = thoroughly efficient COMPANY, and the
manner In which It handled fires was com
mended by all who witnessed its work. f is
alleged by some thai personal ennity OF
members Of the council toward members Of
the company lea to lis being disbanded.
Some days ago a young man named Brad
ley, ali as Thomas d. Franklin, whose parents
live in Illinois, was arrested at Minaeapo.is
for att,m ting 10 pass forged deed TOR 81
000, since when lie has been confined in tie
city jail. The county attorney received a
hinc that 3 scheme was Oh foot by q promi-
neut attorney 4ad a police officer 70 sccur
Frankliu's escape. 4 deputy sheriff was
! placed TO watch the prisoner, and at midnight
Franklin wac arrested coming out Of m alley
back II the jail. He had a wrench in his
pocket which had been given him TO wrust
the cell door from It's hinges. he was scain
jailed under a new warrant. Much excite.
meut In official circles over the scandal is
likely 10 arise.
A large number OF Indians, a fusion Of the
Chippewa, Winnebago and Pillager tribes,
are camped near K'mball, engaged In picking
berries. A very pretty young sauaw was
married some weeks ago to an Old Indian
who had a young son living. Two young
Indians from one Of the other tribes reused
the ire If the old husband by undue intimacy
with the young wife. The jealous party
sought the invaders OF his tepea's happiness
and sent one to glory by the shotgun route
aud frightened The other Off. This happcLed
Friday afternoon, and early Saturday morn.
inc the surviving Lothafio encountered the
Old man ana son, killing the young man and
seriously wou.ding the old man. This iittlc
domestic difficulty has caused g division If
opinion In the camp, and threatsof wholesale
slaughter are made by both factions.